The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-16
Lardsburg Correspondence.

was accused of the offense and he
 gave himself mp to the sheriff at
 Silver City shortly afterward.
 The court granted him bonds in
 the sum of S2,50O, which he gave.
 The case is a peculiar one, from
 the fact that the deceased, Frasier,
 was a man of a desperate nature
 and has had an unsavory reputa-
 ton before he came to this country from Texas. It seems that Jack son and Frasier were acquainted years ago in Texas, and that the last time Jackson saw him there he (Frasier) brought bunch of horses to Jackson's place and put them into Jackson's pasture to be held until he called for them. Frasier went away and shortly afterward was arrested on charge of horse. stealing, tried and con victed ofthe same. Jackson never saw him again until the day before Frasier was found dead. When they met, Frasier charged Jackson with getting away with the horses left in his care and demanded pay for them and said that if Jackson did not pay him right off he would kill him. Frasier, accompanied by another party, who was a wit ness to what was done presented a blank bill of sale to Jackson and made him sign it by force and threats, having him covered with a six-shooter and threatening to murder him then and there if he did not sign 1t. Jackson signed it, but protested against doing so, and told Frasier that the bill of sale was worthless when obtained in that way; also told him that his, (Frasier's) brother-in-law had got the horses from him, and he (his brother-in- law was the one to look to for pay. The next day Frasier, on his way to Jackson's, met Dr. Brown in camp. He took dinner with the Doctor and in conversation with him said that he was going to Jackson's to get a bunch of goats that Jackson had bill-of-saled him, stating under what circumstances he became possessed of the bill of sale; also making the threat that if Jackson did not give. up the goats he would kill him and take the goats anyway. Frasier went to Jack sons and was killed. Who done the killing is as yet a matter to be proved. Jackson is as silent as an oyster when questioned about the matter, seemingly contented as to the result of a judicial inves- tigation. l gleaned the above facts from a witness in the case, there having been no preliminary trial.
 Mir. Jackson was at one time an honorable citizen of Edwards county, Texas, having held the offices of county clerk, clerk of the district court; and was also dep uty surveyor of the Bexar Land District. He is nearly 60 years of age and has family. He is now living at Leitondorf, where he has large herd of sheep.
 The initial number of The West ern Liberal will be launched into the journalistic sea next Friday. Messrs. Dye and Kidric are the proprietors. Mir. Dye will edit the sheet and Mir. Kidrick will do the typographical work. From present appearances, judging from the makeup of the office, the Western Liberal will be a credit to the town.
 The public school was opened recently and is in charge of Mir. Chas. E. App.
 Quite a number of miners have quit work at Shakespeare who have been in the employ of the Mutual Standard company. The panic was created through man named Rodey, who had been work ing for the company and who quit when the company failed to pay on their designated pay day, which was understood to be on the 10th inst. In settlement Rodey was given a check on the Classen Bros, whom, so Rodey said, dId not have the money to take it up. Subsequently Rodey 1 went again to them and offered to share the note, which proposition they accepted, discounting the | amount about l5 per cent. It is generally conceded that the men